PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erasmo Vale Queiroz (ranked 4 p4p, 78 weight class) and Borowa Gora (ranked 1 p4p, 11 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vale Queiroz
vs
Gora

190 cm
27
210
22 - 2 - 0

194 cm
32
213
25 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

HELLBENT
Conviction

NARCOS
Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Borowa Gora!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gora lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Erasmo Vale Queiroz has been cut.
Donk. Vale Queiroz catches Gora right on the button with a cross.
Gora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vale Queiroz. Vale Queiroz obviously looking to wear him down.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up but Gora circles away and keeps his distance.
Gora bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vale Queiroz connects with a jab.
Vale Queiroz scores with a nice strike.
Vale Queiroz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gora throws out a counter right but Vale Queiroz avoids it with no problem.
Vale Queiroz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vale Queiroz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vale Queiroz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gora let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vale Queiroz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vale Queiroz throws a leg kick which misses Gora's front leg but catches the back leg as Gora tries to avoid it.
Gora misses with a body shot.
Vale Queiroz blocks a head kick by Gora.
Vale Queiroz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vale Queiroz lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vale Queiroz.
Gora jabs at Vale Queiroz's body.
Gora lands a slapping body shot.
Gora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vale Queiroz manages to avoid it.
Gora is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vale Queiroz rather than just go for the knockout.
Gora chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vale Queiroz can pounce on him.
Vale Queiroz lands a glancing blow to the side of Gora's head.
Gora throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Vale Queiroz rushes Gora and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gora wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vale Queiroz has him pressed against the cage.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vale Queiroz tries to throw a body punch but Gora avoids it by throwing Vale Queiroz back against the cage.
Vale Queiroz swings wildly with an uppercut but Gora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gora misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Gora.
Gora lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Gora fails to land.
Gora blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vale Queiroz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vale Queiroz blocks a body shot from Gora.
Vale Queiroz lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vale Queiroz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Gora breaks the clinch.
Vale Queiroz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vale Queiroz dodges the punch combination from Gora.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch but Gora moves out of range.
Vale Queiroz lands a leg kick that knocks Gora off balance momentarily.
Vale Queiroz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gora backs up against the cage.
Vale Queiroz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gora dodges the punch combination from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws a series of strikes that have Gora backpedaling.
Jab, jab by Vale Queiroz - just one landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz throws a right and a left that both miss.

Vale Queiroz darts in and clinches Gora up against the cage.

Gora breaks the clinch.
Vale Queiroz throws a series of strikes that have Gora backpedaling.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch but Gora moves away
and Gora counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Vale Queiroz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gora.

Vale Queiroz has Gora up against the cage in a clinch.

Gora breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vale Queiroz punishes Gora's body with a nice straight punch.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up
and Gora counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch but Gora is having none of it.
Gora throws a big counter head kick but Vale Queiroz avoids it with no problem.
Gora throws a low kick but Vale Queiroz moves out of range easily.
Vale Queiroz appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz misses with a double jab
and Gora counters with a stiff right hand.
Gora throws a leg kick but Vale Queiroz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vale Queiroz scores with a body shot.
Vale Queiroz lunges at Gora with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gora's hand.
Vale Queiroz blocks a leg kick.
Vale Queiroz is looking to clinch but Gora is avoiding it.
Vale Queiroz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gora paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gora works Vale Queiroz's body with a nice hook.
Vale Queiroz lands a leg kick that knocks Gora off balance momentarily.
Vale Queiroz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gora.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vale Queiroz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gora blocks a leg kick.

Vale Queiroz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erasmo Vale Queiroz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Gora with a hook.
Vale Queiroz throws a nice looking combination but Gora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gora throws a big counter head kick but Vale Queiroz avoids it with no problem.
Gora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vale Queiroz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vale Queiroz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz is winning the standup battle so far.
Gora throws a push kick but Vale Queiroz slaps the foot to one side.
Gora takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vale Queiroz throws a leg kick which misses Gora's front leg but catches the back leg as Gora tries to avoid it.
Vale Queiroz misses with a low kick.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gora misses with a looping left.
Gora on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up but Gora circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Gora on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Vale Queiroz has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gora tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vale Queiroz smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gora misses with a hook.
Vale Queiroz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gora throws the kick towards the body but Vale Queiroz avoids it.
Vale Queiroz moves out of range of the strikes.
Vale Queiroz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vale Queiroz misses with a low kick.
Vale Queiroz scores with a one two! Gora had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Vale Queiroz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Gora was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gora tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vale Queiroz connects with an inside leg kick.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gora avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left and a right from Vale Queiroz both land. Nice combination.
Gora dodges the punch combination from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vale Queiroz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gora looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vale Queiroz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gora swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gora connects with a right hand. Vale Queiroz shakes it off.
Gora throws a head kick that misses.
Vale Queiroz misses with a two punch combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vale Queiroz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gora has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gora and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gora looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vale Queiroz throws a nice looking combination but Gora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gora on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vale Queiroz. Vale Queiroz obviously looking to wear him down.
Vale Queiroz works Gora's body with a nice hook.

Vale Queiroz darts in and clinches Gora up against the cage.
Gora lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vale Queiroz backwards.

Gora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vale Queiroz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gora lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vale Queiroz will feel that in the morning.
Gora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vale Queiroz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gora's hands.
A head kick from Vale Queiroz lands but Gora takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Vale Queiroz gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz tries to throw a body punch but Gora avoids it by throwing Vale Queiroz back against the cage.
Gora throws a head punch that misses.
Gora swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vale Queiroz misses with the head strike.
Vale Queiroz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gora can do to turn this around?
Gora working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vale Queiroz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vale Queiroz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gora backwards.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Gora's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vale Queiroz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vale Queiroz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vale Queiroz throws a body shot but no joy.
Gora throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gora sizes up Vale Queiroz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gora throws a lazy right hand but Vale Queiroz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vale Queiroz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gora's sensitive parts.
Vale Queiroz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erasmo Vale Queiroz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Vale Queiroz moves out of range of the strikes.
Vale Queiroz tries to land a leg kick but Gora saw it coming and moves away.
Gora uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vale Queiroz.
Gora throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Gora tries to keep at a distance but Vale Queiroz has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gora fails to land.
Vale Queiroz throws a head punch that misses.
Vale Queiroz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gora's elbow.
Gora misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vale Queiroz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gora misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gora blocking some punches.
Gora blocking some punches.
A short right from Gora on the inside.
Gora blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Vale Queiroz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gora throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Gora manages to break the clinch.
Vale Queiroz looks to land a combination but Gora avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vale Queiroz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vale Queiroz feints and then cracks Gora's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gora down.
A big right from Gora misses.
Vale Queiroz wants to clinch.
Gora swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vale Queiroz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gora dodges the punch combination from Vale Queiroz.
It seemed like Gora was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vale Queiroz connects with a solid leg kick.
Vale Queiroz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gora takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gora takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vale Queiroz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch there but Gora circles away.
Vale Queiroz scores with a sloppy right hand. Gora should have avoided that one.
Gora has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch there but Gora circles away.
Vale Queiroz defending well as Gora loads up on a big left hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vale Queiroz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gora tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Vale Queiroz does no damage.
Gora throws out a counter right but Vale Queiroz avoids it with no problem.
Vale Queiroz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vale Queiroz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vale Queiroz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gora was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gora throws a push kick but Vale Queiroz slaps the foot to one side.

Vale Queiroz has closed the distance and engaged Gora in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Gora's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vale Queiroz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vale Queiroz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz lands with a left to the head.

Gora manages to break the clinch.
Vale Queiroz misses with a double jab
and Gora counters with a stiff right hand.
Gora attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vale Queiroz is looking for a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gora on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vale Queiroz connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gora thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Vale Queiroz finds it's way through Gora's defenses.
Vale Queiroz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gora shapes to counter with a head kick.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch but Gora moves out of range.
Vale Queiroz wants to clinch.
Vale Queiroz throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erasmo Vale Queiroz clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Nice shot by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vale Queiroz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Vale Queiroz takes the fight into the clinch.

Gora breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vale Queiroz connects with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Gora blocks the low kick.
Gora is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big right from Gora misses.
Vale Queiroz defending well as Gora loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vale Queiroz is looking to score with low kicks.
Gora looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vale Queiroz.
Gora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vale Queiroz.
Nice cross by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz doesn't manage to clinch there - Gora circles away.
Gora now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz throws a nice looking combination but Gora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gora ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vale Queiroz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vale Queiroz throws a poor cross that misses
and Gora counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vale Queiroz thinking.
Gora on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gora misses with a few strikes there.
Vale Queiroz lands a jab to the head.
Vale Queiroz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up
and Gora cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vale Queiroz digs a good hook to Gora's body.
Gora misses with a straight left.
Gora has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz scores with a one two! Gora had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vale Queiroz throws a leg kick but Gora sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gora now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vale Queiroz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gora looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vale Queiroz misses with an uppercut. Gora saw that one coming.
Vale Queiroz throws a series of punches but Gora avoids them all with ease.
Gora throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gora misses with a low kick.
Vale Queiroz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vale Queiroz throws a body punch but Gora moves out of range.
Vale Queiroz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vale Queiroz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Vale Queiroz darts in and clinches Gora up against the cage.
Erasmo Vale Queiroz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vale Queiroz lands a nice shot to the body.
Gora misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gora controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gora.
Vale Queiroz misses with a punch on the inside.
Gora lands a body punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gora lands a right hand.
Vale Queiroz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gora tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vale Queiroz's elbow.
Vale Queiroz throws a head punch that misses.
Gora lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Gora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vale Queiroz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vale Queiroz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gora lands a nice looking body kick.
Gora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gora buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right-left combo lands from Vale Queiroz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gora.
Gora's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gora showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vale Queiroz.
A countering left hand to the body from Gora misses.
Gora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vale Queiroz moves in looking to clinch but Gora pushes him off.
Vale Queiroz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vale Queiroz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gora swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vale Queiroz doesn't manage to clinch there - Gora circles away.
Gora keeps the fight on the outside.
Gora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gora throws a jab but it's blocked by Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz throws a big counter combination but Gora scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Vale Queiroz rushes Gora and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vale Queiroz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Erasmo Vale Queiroz had his way with Borowa Gora in that round.
The cut man is working on Erasmo Vale Queiroz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fight stays on the outside here - Vale Queiroz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Borowa Gora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vale Queiroz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vale Queiroz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gora! But no joy.
Gora on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gora attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Gora.
Vale Queiroz with a nice cross.
Gora keeps Vale Queiroz at a distance using the push kick.
Vale Queiroz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gora.
Gora takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gora has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vale Queiroz.
A right-left combo lands from Vale Queiroz.
A solid body kick from Gora.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Vale Queiroz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vale Queiroz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gora swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gora throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vale Queiroz throws a leg kick
and Gora counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Gora misses the target.
Gora misses with a body kick.
Vale Queiroz throws a sloppy body shot
and Gora counters with an outside leg kick.
Vale Queiroz throws a right and a left that Gora avoids nicely.
Gora looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vale Queiroz just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vale Queiroz is looking to score with low kicks.
Vale Queiroz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gora let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vale Queiroz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gora throws a poor cross that misses
and Vale Queiroz counters with an inside leg kick.
Vale Queiroz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gora.
Gora blocks a head kick by Vale Queiroz.
Gora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gora was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vale Queiroz slips a straight right by Gora.
Vale Queiroz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gora throws out the jab.
Vale Queiroz with the inside leg kick.
Vale Queiroz thumps Gora with a low kick.

Vale Queiroz instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vale Queiroz prevents Gora from breaking the clinch.

Gora pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vale Queiroz fails to land with a series of punches.
Vale Queiroz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vale Queiroz connects with a body shot.

Vale Queiroz instigates a clinch.
Gora working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gora.
Gora lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vale Queiroz misses with some punches.
Gora lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Gora breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vale Queiroz. That's going to slow Gora down.
Gora avoids the body shot from Vale Queiroz.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Vale Queiroz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Vale Queiroz.
Gora takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gora throws a big shot that misses.
Vale Queiroz is looking to clinch.
Vale Queiroz fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vale Queiroz.
Vale Queiroz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gora misses with a looping left.
As Gora looks to move away, Vale Queiroz throws a big counter combo but Gora just gets out of the way.
Vale Queiroz lands a high kick!

Vale Queiroz moves into the clinch.
Gora lands with a right to the head.
Gora fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vale Queiroz tries a body shot but Gora blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erasmo Vale Queiroz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vale Queiroz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erasmo Vale Queiroz!
Erasmo Vale Queiroz retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Erasmo Vale Queiroz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.